THE ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL
Commencement Exercises
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA Held in the DakotaDome on the University Campus, Vermillion
Saturday, May Seventh Two Thousand and Five At Nine-Thirty A.M.
Commencement Exercises Processional - Pomp and Circumstance, by Elgar...................................................................................... Dr. Larry B. Schou Professor of Music
Special Music - The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. by Lloyd Pfautsch........................................................USD Chamber Singers The audience is invited to sing. Gentlemen, please remove your hats. Directed by Dr. Matthew Harden Welcome......................................................................................................................Dan Van Peursem, USD Faculty Senate President James W. Abbott Belbas-Larson Awards for Excellence in Teaching...................................Vice President of Academic Affairs Royce C. Engstrom Professor Susan Keith Gray, Department of Music, College of Fine Arts Professor Elizabeth Smith, Department of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences
Commencement Address..............................................................................United States Representative Stephanie Herseth Public Service, Community Involvement and the Next Generation of South Dakota Leaders Special Music - America, The Beautiful, Samuel A. Ward, arr. by William Himes.........USD Chamber Singers and Brass Choir Directed by Drs. Matthew Harden and Rolf Olson Conferring of Degrees.............................................................................................................................. Regent Terry Baloun President James W. Abbott Alumni Welcome....................................................................................................................................................Steve Sikorski Alumni Association
University Hymn, Alma Mater.................................................................................................................USD Chamber Singers The audience is invited to sing. Gentlemen, please remove your hats.
Recessional - Grand Choeur, by Salome..................................................................................................... Dr. Larry B. Schou Board of Regents Terry Baloun Richard G. Belatti James O. Hansen Harvey C. Jewett, IV Dean Krogman
Alma Mater Patricia O. Lebrun Randall K. Morris Carole Pagones Tonnis H. Venhuizen
Academic and General Administration James W. Abbott, President Royce C. Engstrom, Vice President for Academic Affairs Karen Olmstead, Dean, Graduate School Rodney R. Parry, Acting Dean, School of Medicine Barry R. Vickrey, Dean, School of Law Matthew C. Moen, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Michael Keller, Dean, School of Business Linda Reetz, Associate Dean, School of Education Daniel G. Guyette, Dean, College of Fine Arts Laurie J. Becvar, Dean, Continuing Education John L. Williams, Dean, Division of Health Sciences David J. Lorenz, Dean of Students Michelle M. Lavallee, Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Greg C. Redlin, Vice President, Finance & Administration Roberta S. Ambur, Chief Information Officer Carmen J. Howard, University Registrar Kathryn Dorsett, Interpreter Thomas Sorensen, Associate Dean, School of Law
Honorary Marshals Joan England Orla Christensen James Stewart
Lead Marshals Leon Korte Barb Yutrzenka
Words by Mabel Kingsley Richardson Music by Winfred R. Colton South Dakota! How dear to thy children thy name, How daring the tales oft retold Of thy builders who first to thy wilderness came, Theirs a glory that never grows old. O the pine crested peaks of the storied Black Hills, The Missouri that ribbons thy plain. Where the slant summer sunshine so lavishly spills Over prairie and pasture and grain. Alma Mater, Dakota, we drink thee a health As we go from thy sheltering walls; Younger feet shall come trouping to gather thy wealth, Younger voices shall ring through thy halls. Keep us true to the type of the brave pioneer, No hardship e’er daunted his quest; Alma Mater, lead on to the untried frontier, We follow the trail to the west.
Marshals Ann Brunick Clark Callahan David Carr Diane Duin Mary Engstrom Tom Geu Randall Gingiss Greg Huckabee Cory Knedler
Solveig Korte June Larson Doug Peterson John Powell Srini Ragothaman Terry Robertson Leigh Washburn Gerry Yutrzenka
Candidates for Degrees GRADUATE SCHOOL Doctor of Philosophy Donald Edward Baum, Dell Rapids, SD B.S., South Dakota State University M.A., The University of South Dakota Counseling & Psychology in Education Dissertation: An Exploratory Study of Suicide Survivors Finding Meaning in Suffering Through Group and Non-Group Participation
Cecilia Ragaini, Livorno, Italy B.A., University of Pisa M.A., South Dakota State University English Dissertation: Gender Balance and Cultural Renewal in Sioux Literature
Bing Mo, Chongqing, PRC B.S., Chongqing Teacher’s College M.S., Kunmin Institute of Zoology M.A., The University of South Dakota Biological Sciences Dissertation: Plant Integrin-like Proteins in Pea Embroyonic Axes *Graduated December 21, 2004
Dissertation: Defining the Phenomenon of Teaching Christianly at a Christian College: A Study Conducted at Dordt College Michelle R. Hovland, Rapid City, SD B.S., M.S., Black Hills State University Curriculum & Instruction Dissertation: Inquiry into Problem Solving in Reading Recovery Edwin Gerald Madison, Sioux City, IA B.A., Briar Cliff University M.S.E., Wayne State University Educational Administration Dissertation: Barriers that Male Students 45 Years of Age and Older Encounter While Pursuing Doctoral Degrees Michael W. Marek, Vermillion, SD B.S., M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Dissertation: Portrayal of the Mission of Higher Education in the Media: A National Baseline Lila May Morris, Aberdeen, SD B.S., M.S., M.S., Northern State University Curriculum & Instruction Dissertation: A Comparative and Descriptive Study of Public School Library Media Centers in South Dakota Bernadette Louise Olson, Volga, SD B.S., University of Delaware M.Ed., University of Virginia Educational Administration Dissertation: Program Assessment Practices Utilized by Program Directors of CAAHEP Accredited Athletic Training Education Babette Jean Patton, Fargo, ND B.S., Valley City State University M.S., Minnesota State University - Mankato Educational Administration Dissertation: Leading Program Planning Theory Into Practice
Susan E. Roth, Rapid City, SD B.S., Black Hills State University M.Ed., South Dakota State University Educational Administration Dissertation: Principal Leadership to Support Professional Development Based on the National Staff Development Council’s Context Standards Karen D. Saunders, Lincoln, NE B.S., Sioux Falls College M.A., Ed.S., The University of South Dakota Curriculum & Instruction Dissertation: A Comparison of Efficacy of Three Direct, Systematic, Synthetic Phonics Programs in First Grade Yann-Tzy Sheen, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC B.S.N., National Taiwan University M.S.N., George Mason University Educational Administration Dissertation: An Organizational Culture Comparison Between a Junior College’s and Medical Center’s Department in Taiwan Yuh-Shiow Sheu, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC B.A., Eternal Life Christ College M.A., Minnesota State University- Mankato Educational Administration Dissertation: International Students’ Perceptions Toward On-Line Learning in American Higher Education Keley A. Smith-Keller, Vermillion, SD B.A., Iowa State University M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Dissertation: Effects of a Career Course Outcomes: Differences in Student Persistence Rates, Course Drops, and Credit Hours Taken to Graduate
Brook Matthew Eide, Nisland, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota M.S., Dartmouth College Michael Kristian Eide, Nisland, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Jeremy Alan Hall, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris M.A., The University of South Dakota Cum Laude McKenzie E. Hanson, Watertown, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Tyler Lydell Hanson, Vienna, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Allen Hathaway, Hinton, IA B.A., Mount Marty College Ph.D., The University of South Dakota Magna Cum Laude Jessica Ann Horn, Castlewood, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Amy Leigh Hurley, Yankton, SD B.A., St. Olaf College Magna Cum Laude John James, Rapid City, SD B.S., Mahatma Gandhi University A.A., The University of South Dakota Summa Cum Laude Ryan David Jepperson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College
Doctor of Education Jill Marie Abbott, Perham, MN B.S., Southwest Minnesota State University M.S., South Dakota State University Educational Administration Dissertation: Women Administrators’ Perceptions of Career Progression in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Person and Structural Factors Sandra Altena, Sioux Center, IA B.A., Dordt College M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Dissertation: Connection in the College Classroom: A Phenomenological Study of Female College Students and the Relational Cultural Theory Lisa Ann Bye, Vermillion, SD B.A., M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration Dissertation: Student Achievement and Retention in Relation to Supplemental Instruction in a Public Midwestern University Hsiu Chin, Taiwan B.S., Chung Shan Medical University M.S., Kaohsiung Medical University Educational Administration Dissertation: The Influence of Nursing Directors’ Leadership Styles on Taiwanese Nursing Faculty Job Satisfaction Thomas Edward Hall, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Winona State College M.A., College of St. Thomas Educational Administration Dissertation: Critical Thinking, Self-Direction, and Online Learning: A Practical Inquiry Perspective in Higher Education Barbara Lynn Hoekstra, Sioux Center, IA B.S., Trinity Christian College M.A., Western Michigan University Educational Administration
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Doctor of Medicine Michael James Adler, Lennox, SD B.S.A&S., South Dakota State University Summa Cum Laude Justin John Baker, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., St. Cloud State University Jesse Jay Barondeau, Onaka, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Tara Lee Anne Creighton, Brookings, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Jason John DeWitt, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., University of Sioux Falls Aaron Douglas Dykstra, Yankton, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Cum Laude
Tyler James Kemmis, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Magna Cum Laude Hendrik B. Klopper, Philip, SD B.A., Augustana College M.S., The University of South Dakota Cum Laude Nicole Marie Kress, Rapid City, SD B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln Kelly Johnson Krier, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Jeremy Steven Kudera, Dell Rapids, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Summa Cum Laude Christi Lorraine Leach, Rapid City, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Kami Jo Maddocks, Mitchell, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Magna Cum Laude Shane Jorgen Madsen, White, SD B.S., St. Cloud State University Summa Cum Laude Matthew Richard Mahowald, Watertown, SD B.A., University of St. Thomas Eric John Malsam, Aberdeen, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Heidi Ann McKean, Lennox, SD B.A., Augustana College Summa Cum Laude
Michelle Rae Moore, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., University of North Dakota Summa Cum Laude Jocelyn June Newman, Pierre, SD B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln Summa Cum Laude Christina Marie Nicholas, Huron, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Byron Scott Nielsen, Volga, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Summa Cum Laude Richard Henry Ofstein, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., University of Michigan Jason Bradley Olinger, Madison, SD B.A., Augustana College Keri Lynn Orstad, Hermosa, SD B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Drew Jeffrey Paulson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College Aaron Alton Prestbo, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., M.A., The University of South Dakota Cum Laude Amanda Beatrice Richards, Spearfish, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Summa Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar
Molly Jo Schuneman, Milbank, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Stephen Ormond Slattery, Elk Point, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Nathan Christopher Steinle, Sturgis, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Summa Cum Laude Brady James Stocklin, Winner, SD A.A., B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University Summa Cum Laude Paul Andrew Travnicek, Scotland, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Magna Cum Laude Matthew David Tschetter, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., Georgetown University Jeremy John Vande Zande, Stickney, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Collin Wayne Vaughn, Brookings, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Brandon Jay Warrick, Watertown, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Stephanie Marie Wieman, Madison, SD B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Kelly Colleen Garry, Brookings, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Veronica Dale Gleysteen, Castlewood, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Paul Vance Robert Goldammer, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., University of St. Thomas Vanessa J. Gorden, Audubon, MN B.S., The University of South Dakota Andrew D. Grimm, Sarasota, FL B.S., University of Florida *Graduated December 21, 2004 Dana L. Hirschbach, South Sioux City, NE B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln M.S.W., University of Nebraska - Omaha Christopher Robert Jansen, Maple Grove, MN B.S., The University of South Dakota *Graduated December 21, 2004 Robert A. Joachim, Agar, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Bobbier Ann Johnson, Sergeant Bluff, IA B.A., B.S., Iowa State University Jason Robert Koistinen, Watertown, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Clifford John Kolb, Sioux Fall, SD B.S., South Dakota State University *Graduated December 21, 2004 Ryan Joseph Kolbeck, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Laura Louise Koob, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., Colorado Technical University Stacy F. Kooistra, Rock Valley, IA B.A., Sioux Falls College M.S., Troy State University Amy Marie Lamb, Tea, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Loren Curtis LeClair, Council Bluffs, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Jimmy Young Lee, Newport Beach, CA B.A., University of California - Irvine Paul Andrew Lewis, Spearfish, SD B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy B.S., South Dakota School of Mines & Technology M.A., Griffith University Andrew James Lindstad, Belle Fourche, SD B.A., The University of Wyoming Kevin James Loftus, Sioux City, IA B.S., Morningside College Eric A. Lovro, Sioux Falls, SD B.S.A&S., South Dakota State University Jennifer Lea Lowrie, Mitchell, SD B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University
Jeremy Daniel Lund, Groton, SD B.A., Northern State University William Bryan Madsen, Princeton, IL B.A., Southwest State University Sharese A. Manker, Moville, IA B.A., Briar Cliff University John William Maynes, Brookings,SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Joseph Frederick McNally, Neligh, NE B.S., University of Nebraska - Kearney Steven Ray McNutt, Newcastle, WY B.A., Chadron State College Sander James Morehead, Hawarden, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota James Christopher Murray, Los Angeles, CA B.A., University of California - Berkeley William James Niebel, Irene, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Eric John Nies, Spearfish, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Celestine Oglesby, Cleveland, OH B.B.A., Northwood University Jonathan Christopher Olson, Colton, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Matthew L. Olson, Tracy, MN B.A., Southwest State University Justin Lee O’Neill, Hot Springs, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Debra A. Owen, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College Michael Hans Paulson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., St. Olaf College Karie A. Price, Rapid City, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Damian Patrick Richard, Winona, MN/ Rapid City, SD B.A., The Catholic University of America Robin Leah Rietz, Brookings, SD B.A., Hillsdale College B.S., St. John’s College Matt Savange Ritter, Pierre, SD B.A., Montana State University Cheri J. Scharffenberg, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Brittany Lynn Schrank, Hill City, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Vanessa K. Spencer B.A. University of Nebraska - Lincoln Brooke Katherine Steele, Spearfish, SD B.A., University of Wyoming
SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor Karen Ann Sahatjian Adams, Vermillion, SD B.S. Chatham College Bradford Michael Barz, Tripp, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Danita Sue Battles, Grand Island, NE B.S., Kearney State College Molly Jane Beuckens, Brandon, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Julian Castaneda, Edinburg, TX B.A., University of Texas - San Antonio Sara Christine Castle, Troy, MO B.A., Maryville University M.A., University of Missouri - St. Louis Jacob R. Clark, Hoquiam, WA B.A., University of Oregon *Graduated December 21, 2004 Francis Joseph Cleary, West Palm Beach, FL B.S., Iowa State University Mark Cameron Cord III, Sioux City, IA B.B.A., University of Iowa Steve Cott B.S., The University of South Dakota David B. Curington, Rapid City, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Jeffrey Wade Dahood, Anaconda, MT B.S., Montana Tech Andrew R. Damgaard, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Debra S. De Jong, Orange City, IA B.A., Dordt College Ryland Lee Deinert, Mitchell, SD B.A., University of Minnesota Megan Nicole Dilges, Pierre, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota *Graduated December 21, 2004 Jennifer Ann Doyle, Alexandria, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Lindsay Jo Efting, Vermillion, SD B.S., University of Northern Colorado Lana Marie Ewing, Winner, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Christopher Lee Fideler, Tripp, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Jessica Lynn Fiechtner, Pierre, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Heather Patricia Fite, Platte, SD B.A., Augustana College Jeffrey J. Fransen B.A., South Dakota State University Janet Christine Bau Fritza, Renner, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota
Kirsten Marie Thompson, Columbus, OH B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Bobby Anil Uppot, Lake Charles, LA B.A., Johns Hopkins University Amanda Brandy Van Wyhe, Hudson, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Kimberly Ann Voss-Orr, Spirit Lake, IA B.A., University of Iowa
Jennifer Mary Wagner, Rapid City, SD B.S.Ed., B.S., Black Hills State University Andrew Justin Ward, Lodi, CA B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota David Kirke Wheeler, Huron, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Dylan A. Wilde, Lake Preston, SD B.S., Black Hills State University
William Anthony Williams, Gregory, SD B.A., Dickinson College Jerred Scott Younie, Hawarden, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Richard Yiu-Bond Yuen, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada B.S., Simon Fraser University
Calvin Joel Jones, Cushing, OK B.S., M.Ed., University of Central Oklahoma Educational Administration Stephanie Dawn Nesselhuf, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., Augustana College Counseling & Psychology in Education Laura Kay Schuster, Groton, SD B.S.Ed., M.S., M.S., Northern State University Educational Administration Jason Wayne Selchert, Gayville, SD B.A., Mount Marty College M.A., The University of South Dakota Educational Administration
Joel David Opland Sonnichsen, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College Counseling & Psychology in Education Gregory Thomas Studelska III, Mitchell, SD B.S., B.A., Northern State University Counseling & Psychology in Education Mahmood A. Syed, Brooklyn, NY B.A., Hunter College, The City University of New York Counseling & Psychology in Education Timothy Mark Van Soelen, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Dordt College M.Ed., Azusa Pacific University Educational Administration
Dale Lee Chasing Hawk, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Counseling & Psychology in Education Leigh Ann Christain, Cape Girardeau, MO B.A., Truman State University English Thesis: The Blurs Disease Selina Lee Cimpl, Tabor, SD B.A., Mount Marty College Health, Physical Education and Recreation Marlin L. Day, Alcester, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Christy Lynn DeLancey, Mitchell, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Biology Morgan Deanne Douthit, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College Health, Physical Education and Recreation Audrey Den Boer, Sioux Center, IA B.A., Dordt College Communication Disorders Sandi R. Dunkelberger, Hartford, SD B.S., B.S., South Dakota State University M.A., The University of South Dakota Special Education Lana Marie Ewing, Winner, SD Psychology Thesis: The Relationship Among Self-reports of Animal Cruelty Committed During Childhood, Physical Parental Punishment, and Adult Aggression Wallace Lawrence Fritz III, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., St. John’s University Biology Dana Rachelle Gehring, McIntosh, SD B.A., Jamestown College Biology Renée Marie Ghazi-Richard, Rockville, MD B.A., Catholic University of America English Thesis: Utopia of Kahlil Gibran’s EnglishLanguage Writings Corissa Marie Goertzen, Woodbury, MN B.A., Wartburg College Mathematics Vanessa Jean Gorden, Audubon, MN B.S., J.D., The University of South Dakota English Thesis: Dreaming in Daylight
Mark Jeffrey Hagge, Valentine, NE B.S., B.S.Ed., University of Nebraska - Lincoln Educational Administration Patricia Michelle Halverson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., University of Sioux Falls Counseling & Psychology in Education Adam C. Hervert, Ord, NE B.S., University of Nebraska - Omaha Health, Physical Education and Recreation Sarah Kaye Hoffman, Mitchell, SD B.S.R., The University of South Dakota Health, Physical Education and Recreation Lindsey Sue Inglis-Deurloo, Sioux City, IA B.A., Wayne State College Elementary Education Lindsey Marie Jennewein, Onida, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Computer Science Thesis: A Usability Study of the Affordances of the Objects in TechTown: A Career Exploration Tool for Grades Three through Five Jason Lee Johnson, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Computer Science Shannon M. Johnson, Ceylon, MN B.S., B.S., The University of South Dakota Sociology Thesis: Religious Involvement and its Impact on Domestic Violence Dustin David Jones, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Political Science Paul Scot Jones, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Counseling & Psychology in Education Riley J. Kirwan, Gregory, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Thomas Vernon Klett, Maquoketa, IA B.A., Buena Vista University English Thesis: Technological Mandalas: Spatialization in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’sRainbow and Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan Sadi Lynn Larson, Sioux Falls, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Communication Studies Kara J. Leslie, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL Specialist in Education Robert Theodore Akins, South Sioux City, NE B.S., Wayne State College Counseling & Psychology in Education Amanda Lynn Hurd, Sturgis, SD B.S.A& S., South Dakota State University Counseling & Psychology in Education Christina M. Jackson, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., South Dakota State University M.A., The University of South Dakota Technology for Education and Training Jami L. Jensen-Frazier, Sergeant Bluff, IA B.A., M.A.T., Morningside College Educational Administration
Master of Arts Ryan A. Allen, Louisville, KY B.A., Western Kentucky University English Thesis: Catch the Wind Matthew David Alley, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., University of Sioux Falls Special Education Araya Alemseged Araya, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia B.A., M.A., The University of South Dakota Political Science Thesis: Nationalism, Nation State Building, and Pan-Africanism Billy Paul Beesley, Ashland, WI B.S., University of Wisconsin - Superior Educational Administration Christopher Michael Beiswanger, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Communication Studies Brett G. Benson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Zachariah Nils Binder, Yankton, SD B.A., Mount Marty College Mathematics Barbara Louise Bixler, Yankton, SD B.S.Ed., The University of South Dakota Interdisciplinary Studies Jamie Lynn Blankenfeld-Tramp, Crofton, NE B.A., Mount Marty College Health, Physical Education and Recreation Vyacheslav Valeryevich Bogdanov, Petrozavodsk, Russia B.A., Petrozavodsk State University B.A., The College of St. Scholastica English Craig A. Brandenburger, Rosholt, SD B.A., University of Minnesota - Morris Health, Physical Education and Recreation Andrew Thomas Rees Brewick, Rapid City, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Roderick R. Brown, Mitchell, SD B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University B.A., Apostolic Bible Institute History Tiffany Jo Butler, Hawarden, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Counseling & Psychology in Education Heather Lynne Carlyle, Bothell, WA B.A., Mary Baldwin College Theatre
Hsin-Mei Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC B.A., Chinese Culture University Counseling & Psychology in Education Seth Alan Loofbourrow, Worthing, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Janice M. Lucas, Pierre, SD B.S., Northern State University Elementary Education Chad Michael Madsen, Wakonda, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Computer Science Chaitanya Reddy Manugunta, Nellore, India B.Tech., Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology Computer Science Royce Daniel Miller, Sioux Falls, SD B.F.A., The University of South Dakota Secondary Education Satya vara Prasadarao Mukka, Vizag (AP), India B.Tech., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Computer Science Christine Shymanski Murphy, Little Sioux, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Political Science James Andrew Naifeh, Littleton, CO B.A., University of Colorado - Boulder Psychology Thesis: The Influence of Trauma Type on Trauma Symptom Inventory Profiles: Military Veterans vs. Crime Victims Maria Elizabeth Nelson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Carleton College Biology
Ryan James Nielsen, Dell Rapids, SD B.S., Northern State University Educational Administration Melinda Ann Obach, Belfield, ND B.A., Minot State University English Thesis: North of Zenith Michelle Louise Patzlaff, Alexandria, SD B.A., South Dakota State University History Michelle Anne Pliska, Brandon, SD B.S., Huron University Counseling & Psychology in Education Katherine Mary Potter, Vermillion, SD B.S., National American University Counseling & Psychology in Education Anthony Robert Raaphorst, Rapid City, SD B.S., B.S., The University of South Dakota Counseling & Psychology in Education Rebecca Jean Rich, Aberdeen, SD B.S., South Dakota State University M.S., University of North Dakota Communication Disorders Elliot James Riis, Pierre, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota English Thesis: Sleepy Eye Whitnea Rhae Roseland, Fort Pierre, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Communication Disorders Ryan James Schamp, Vermillion, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota English
Michelle Lynn Schultz, Sioux City, IA B.S., Morningside College Counseling & Psychology in Education Aimee A. Sorensen, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Communication Studies Thesis: Balancing the Equation: An Analysis of Videostyle of Female versus Female U.S. Senate, Congressional, and Gubernatorial Races from 1986 through 2002. Diann Rennae Terpstra, Brandon, SD B.A., Westmar College B.A., The University of South Dakota History Natalie Christine Tymkowych, Buffalo Gap, SD B.A., Chadron State College B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center Biology Marty Rose Washington, Sioux Falls, SD B.S.R., The University of South Dakota Health, Physical Education and Recreation Shelby Marie Wentworth, Yankton, SD B.S., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Counseling & Psychology in Education Tamika R. Williams, Rapid City, SD B.S., M.A., The University of South Dakota Health, Physical Education and Recreation Pamela R. Wilson, Springfiled, IL B.S., Quincy University Counseling & Psychology in Education Sujuan Ye, Chengdu, Sichuan, PRC B.A., NanJing University M.A., Chengdu Institute of Technology Computer Science
Todd L. Herseth, Mitchell, SD B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University *Graduated December 21, 2004 Beau J. Hultquist, LeMars, IA B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Yuan Ji, Beijing, PRC B.A., Capital Normal University M.A., The University of South Dakota Craig William Levin, New Underwood, SD / Rapid City, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Cheri Lee McGuire, Big Stone City, SD B.S., Dakota State University Matthew David Nelson, Scotland, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota
Tony Edward Nour, Armour, SD B.B.A., Dakota State University Vijayasankar Ramadoss, Dakota Dunes, SD B.S., M.S., Coimbatore Institute of Technology Deborah Kim Rehorst, Sac City, IA B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Brittany Lynn Schrank, Hill City, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Cara M. Sterbis, Brookings, SD B.S., Illinois State University Shellie Rose Ward, Rapid City, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Brian R. Winner, Spearfish, SD B.S., Black Hills State University
Andrew Jay Kosten, Memphis, TN B.F.A., Washington University of St. Louis Art Laura Anne Melancon B.F.A., University of Louisiana - Lafayette Art
Michael Brandon Sanderson, Clifton, KS B.S., Colorado State University - Pueblo Art Daniel J. Workman, Salt Lake City, UT B.F.A., Tarkio College Theatre
Amanda Kay Leaders, Hancock, IA B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln Music Peformance Matthew Charles Nesmith, Brookings, SD B.A., South Dakota State University Music Performance
Lloyd David Potter, Plankinton, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Music History Thesis: Three Major Innovators Who Changed the Performance and Popularity of the Guitar Jason Bernard U’Ren, Mineral Point, WI B.M.Ed., Simpson College Music Performance
Master of Business Administration Bradford Michael Barz, Tripp, SD B.S.B.A., J.D., The University of South Dakota Kathy A. Butler, Vermillion, SD B.S., M.S., The University of South Dakota Jodi Lynn Eich, Lennox, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Sheryl Rae Eisenbraun, Woonsocket, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Jay B. Frost, Dell Rapids, SD B.S., University of Minnesota - Duluth Ericka D. George, Moville, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Troy C. Haag, Dimock, SD B.S., South Dakota State University
Master of Fine Arts Ariadne E.G. Albright, Belle Fourche, SD B.F.A., University of Washington - Seattle Art Bram E. Davidson, Minot, ND B.A., Minot State University Theatre Keith Dean Goeden, Yankton, SD B.S., Minnesota State University - Mankato Theatre
Master of Music Siri Christine Caltvedt, Sioux City, IA B.A., Smith College M.M., Southern Methodist University Music Performance Hui-Hua Hsieh, Taiwan, ROC B.A., National Taiwan Normal University Music Performance Todd Jason Krier, Emery, SD B.M., South Dakota State University Music Education
Master of Professional Accountancy Christopher Jacob Berg, Tea, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Michael Thomas Finnegan, Sioux Falls, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Amy Lee Fredrich, Rapid City, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Jonathan James Guenthner, Stickney, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota
Ryan Allan Hehn, Clear Lake, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Beau J. Hultquist, LeMars, IA B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Ryan R. Koskan, Wood, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Eric Jacob Musch, Watertown, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota
Richard J. Putnam, Gayville, SD B.S.B.A., The University of South Dakota Janelle Ann Tschetter, Huron, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Lacey Lynne Weber, Salem, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota Austin Michael Willuweit, Gregory, SD B.B.A., The University of South Dakota
Jill Robin Ireland, Brookings,SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Robert A. Joachim, Agar, SD B.S., J.D., The University of South Dakota Cory Don Nelson, Yankton, SD B.S., Wayne State College Drake Thomas Olson, Vermillion, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Amy M. Pokela Hinrichs, Sioux Falls, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Brooke Katherine Steele, Spearfish, SD B.A., University of Wyoming - Laramie J.D., The University of South Dakota
Stephanie Renee Vogel, Pierre, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Justin Andrew Weiland, Madison, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota David Kirke Wheeler, Huron, SD B.A., J.D., The University of South Dakota Amie L. Williams, Anchorage, AK B.A., M.S., The University of South Dakota William Anthony Williams, Gregory, SD B.A., Dickinson College J.D., The University of South Dakota
Bridget Mabel Hodasi, Ghana, West Africa B.S., University of Ghana Administrative Studies Dustin James Jewett, Tea, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Technology for Education and Training Aaron Clell Jordan, Sturgis, SD B.S., Black Hills State University Administrative Studies Pamela Lynn Lange, Belle Fourche, SD B.S.B.A., B.S., Black Hills State University Administrative Studies David Lee Mackey, Bradford, PA B.S., National American University Administrative Studies John Marius Nelson, Sioux Falls, SD B.A., Augustana College Administrative Studies Dawnette M. Owens, Hill City, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Administrative Studies Kimberly L. Rieck, Hartley, IA B.A., Northwestern College Administrative Studies Bryan E. Ruby, Kansas City, KS B.A., University of Kansas Administrative Studies
MaDonna Susann Schnider, Deadwood, SD B.S.N., South Dakota State University Administrative Studies Erika Jane Simonsen, Yankton, SD B.S.Ed., The University of South Dakota Technology for Education and Training Sharlene Inette Speizer, Vermillion, SD B.S., University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Administrative Studies Priscilla Ann Welch Stokes, Sioux City, IA B.S.N., Minnesota State University - Mankato Administrative Studies Misty Lou Tyon, Porcupine, SD B.S.B.A., Black Hills State University Administrative Studies Steven R. Wahl, Pierre, SD B.S.B.A., B.S., The University of South Dakota Administrative Studies Marcella Ann Sakalas Wells, Yankton, SD B.A., University of Dayton M.A., University of California - Berkley Technology for Education and Training Joel Melvin Weyand, Wahoo, NE B.A., Morningside College Administrative Studies
Master of Public Administration Andrew James Colvin, Mitchell, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Heidi Lynn Combs, DeSmet, SD B.A., South Dakota State University Travis A. Cooke, Volin, SD B.A., The University of South Dakota Mark Richard Cullen, Elkton, SD B.A., J.D., The University of South Dakota Darah Ann Darrington, Waubay, SD B.S., South Dakota State University Jennifer Ann Doyle, Alexandria, SD B.S., J.D., The University of South Dakota Lindsay Shirene Dummer, Scotland, SD B.S., South Dakota State University
Master of Science Mary Beth Andrews, Beresford, SD B.A., University of Sioux Falls Administrative Studies Joy Lynn Beaver, Hinton, IA B.S., The University of South Dakota Administrative Studies Matthew Marvin Bernau, Emmons, MN B.S., South Dakota State University Administrative Studies Sandra J. Dingman, Paris, TX B.S., Colorado State University Biology Thesis: Habitat and Life History Characteristics of Astragalus barrli (Fabaceae) in the South Dakota Badlands Douglas Carlson Hays, Midland, MI B.S., Central Michigan University Administrative Studies Matthew Aaron Hayes, Decatur, IL B.S., Eastern Illinois University Biology Thesis: Divorce and Extra-Pair Paternity as Alternative Mating Strategies in Monogamous Sandhill Cranes James Lee Herrick, Grenville, SD B.S., The University of South Dakota Administrative Studies
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM The designation of University Scholar is an unusual and significant honor granted to an undergraduate student by The University. In addition to high level scholarship, it requires participation in the University Honors Program culminating in successful completion of a substantial senior project. Jay Julius Bauder Characterization of a Putative Peptiodgycan Hydrolase Mur1.1 in Streptococcus Pyogenes Danielle Lee Buechler Reversing the Current Trends: South Dakota Women and Tobacco Cessation Martha Anne Crouse Campfire Tales Nicholas William Cunningham Psychological Effects of a Sports Injury: Currently Injured versus Recovered Athletes Justin Jeffrey Elhoff From Screams and Sepsis to Stupor and Sterile: The Surgical Revolution and Evolution of American Military Surgery from the Civil War through the Great War Carolyn Jeanne Fischbach Bioterrorism and the Responsibilities of the Healthcare Professional Jennifer Lynn George The Effects of a Strength-training Program on a Child with Down Syndrome Sara Jo Gerber Choice Theory in Action Edwin Carter Gerrish The Youth Vote: Finding Solutions from Three Perspectives Ashley Honey Gilchrist Visual Images of Community and Place Attachment Cassy Lynn Hansen The Taphonomy of Pleistocene Marmota Caligata from On Your Knees Cave, Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska Roland Dean Emmanuel Holcomb Desiccation Tolerance of Plasma Membranes
Annie M. Horner The Impact of Soil Nutrients on Tallgrass Prairie Restoration: A Case Study from Spirit Mound Historic Prairie Stacy Ann Hussong Disiccation Effects on Lipid Membranes of Protoplasts Bridget Clare Jacobs Phylogenetic Utility of a Nitrate Reductase (NIA) Intron in Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) Katrina Maureen Jacobs Finding the Double Bass in Early American Chamber Music Elizabeth Anne Kary Portrait of an American Family Rose Ann Kelly Simple Truths: A Play in Two Acts Sarah Marie Keupp The Colon in Normal and Infected States: Adrenergic Stimulation of Rat Colonic Muscetan’s Mucosae and Bacterial Adherence in the Porcine Distal Colon Maureen Erin Koenig Raw, Red Roots: Mass Culture and the Search for Tradition in Applachion Music Jennifer Lynn Lamb-Keating Woodbury County Community Drug Court and Its Juvenile Clients Tara Nikole Lammers The Effects of Toxic Mold on Clay County Residents’ Health Elise Noelle Lowe Assisting Music Education with Technology Keith Bruce McCollister Ionic Liquids: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications Katherine Marie McDonald In vitro Cellular Reprogramming of Somatic Cells for the Treatment of Type I Diabetes Meghan Ruth McGillivray Women’s Satisfaction with Physician Care Provided Following Perinatal Loss Kelly Louise Meyer Voices from the Legendary West
Siri Dawn Mielke Pro-Choice Parenthood: Expanding Options for Today’s Parents Audrey Ann Muellenberg Over-Scheduling Children: University Faculty Members and Their Children Patricia Irene Murrell DNA Evidence: Tainted Silver Bullet? Adam A. Nelson Writing Music for Large Ensembles: Getting My Feet Wet Akinwunmi Oluwaseun Odeniyi Laser Power Meter Jolyn J. Parsons Rural Health Care Coverage and Accessibility: A Study Using the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Lindsey Deborah Rieck Regulation of Toxin Synthesis in Streptococcus Pyogenes Aaron W. Roseland Disparities Between Public Defenders and Private Council in South Dakota Criminal Cases Aaron Kenneth Schulte The Temptation for College Students to Social Loaf in Group Projects Robbie James Stapleton The Effects of Integrating Tablet PC Technology into the Teaching Methods Classroom
Edwin Carter Gerrish, Watertown, SD Political Science, Communication Studies Summa Cum Laude Ashley Honey Gilchrist, Columbia, SD Spanish Summa Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Dana Terese Gross-Rhode, North Bend, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism, Political Science Magna Cum Laude Patrick Michael Hall, Sioux Falls, SD English, History Sarah Jane Hassebroek, Inwood, IA Spanish Jamie Anne Hixson, Jefferson, SD Communication Disorders Luke David Hunhoff, Yankton, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Maria Jule Kappes, Sioux Falls, SD International Studies, Spanish Cum Laude Elizabeth Anne Kary, Aberdeen, SD English, Criminal Justice Rose Ann Kelly, Aberdeen, SD English, Theatre Summa Cum Laude Christine Ketcham, Hartford, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Maureen Erin Koenig, Tyndall, SD English, Anthropology Magna Cum Laude
Kari Mae Kopecky, Roosevelt, MN Contemporary Media & Journalism Jennifer Lynn Lamb-Keating, Willow Lake, SD Political Science, Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude Lindsay D. Leander, Sioux City, IA Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude Kyla Dawn Madsen, Carpenter, SD Sociology Tim Patrick Maguire, Omaha, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism Theresa Ann Mairose, Kimball, SD Political Science Laura Jane Marske, Spencer, IA Psychology Cum Laude Andrew Thomas Martin, Williston, ND History, German Katie Marie McNamara, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Kelly Louise Meyer, Sturgis, SD English Cum Laude Siri Dawn Mielke, Hartford, SD Political Science Summa Cum Laude Elliot Dylan Milk, Lake Andes, SD Criminal Justice Audrey Ann Muellenberg, Madison, SD Psychology Cum Laude
The designation of Thesis Scholar is an honor granted to undergraduate students by the University. As well as the successful completion of general education core and discipline requirements, it entails that the student complete three honors seminars and a substantial senior project. Mary Ellen Burns The Effect of International Exposure on University of South Dakota Freshmen Nathan Scott Peterson Campaign Scheduling Strategy
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Bachelor of Arts Andriea Alison Aden, Sioux Falls, SD Political Science Summa Cum Laude Tabitha Jean Bartel, Huron, SD Communication Disorders Nathan Michael Becker, Brandon, SD Criminal Justice, Political Science Jena Marie Bolduc, Lino Lakes, MN Psychology Magna Cum Laude Cynthia Jean Braley, Sturgis, SD Criminal Justice Jessica Rose Braun, Warner, SD Political Science Jason Briggs, Mitchell, SD Political Science, Spanish Katie Jo Brown, Sturgis, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Mary Ellen Burns, Sioux Falls, SD Political Science Summa Cum Laude Christine Ann Cady, Sioux Falls, SD English, Political Science Abby Kay Corderman, Sac City, IA Criminal Justice Andrea Jean Davis, West St. Paul, MN Criminal Justice Douglas David Dodson, Spearfish, SD Anthropology Bryana Jo Fossen, Whitewood, SD History
Rachel M. Mulder, Sioux Falls, SD International Studies Cum Laude Rebekah A. Mulder, Worthing, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism, English Magna Cum Laude Heidi Ann Neuroth, Sioux Falls, SD History Nathan Scott Peterson, Beresford, SD Political Science Magna Cum Laude Anne Elizabeth Redburn, Altoona, IA Criminal Justice Cum Laude Nicole Marie Rieckman, Estelline, SD Psychology Cum Laude Angie Kaye Rotter, Tea, SD Psychology
Mark Allen Satrang, Britton, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Katarzyna Scherr, Sioux Falls, SD History Cum Laude Staci Leigh Shotkoski, Sioux Falls, SD Spanish Amanda Lynn Sides, Smithwick, SD English, Theatre Summa Cum Laude Arielle Rae Smith, Vivian, SD Communication Disorders, Spanish Heather Jo Stanek, Sioux City, IA Political Science MaLisa Hope Updike, Omaha, NE Psychology Kristine Ann Van Deventer, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Magna Cum Laude
Becki Lyn VanPelt, Mitchell, SD Psychology Wayne Alan Venhuizen, Rapid City, SD English, Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude Rashaun Marie Vicente, Vermillion, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Bryan Lawrence Wegman, Elkhorn, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism Peter Marvin Wheelhouse, Sioux Falls, SD History Jeffrey Dale Wood, South Sioux City, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism Amber Lynn Woodford, Watertown, SD Biology Haider M. Yusufi, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology
Marilee Jean Celis Sociology Jay Lee Christensen, Brandon, SD Biology Werner James Christensen, Freeman, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism, Theatre Andrew Jay Christofferson, Sioux City, IA Economics Shelley Lynn Clark, Gayville, SD Psychology Julie Margarita Clifford, Jacksonville, FL Psychology, Music Autumn Rose Cory, Sioux City, IA Political Science, Criminal Justice Bernice Y. Cox Sociology Nicholas William Cunningham, Albert Lea, MN Psychology Dustin D. Degen, Hartford, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude Wesley Demke Psychology Matthew Lee Dewald, Yankton, SD Psychology Cum Laude Jacob Gary Diedtrich, Custer, SD Criminal Justice Sheena Leigh Dixon, Sioux City, IA Psychology Kama Dodge, Britt, IA Psychology Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Jamie Drake, Sioux Falls, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Justin Jeffrey Elhoff, Lennox, SD History Summa Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar James L. Entenman, II, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Kent Lee Ernster, Sioux Falls, SD Criminal Justice Deanna Rebecca Falkena, El Monte, CA Sociology Suzette Kay Fanning, Elk Point, SD Earth Science Cum Laude Joshua John Fischer, Lesterville, SD Biology Roberta Ellen Fischer, Canistota, SD Psychology Magna Cum Laude Thomas Kelly Flynn, South Sioux City, NE Biology Cum Laude
Clarissa Dee Ford, Sioux Falls, SD Earth Science, American Indian Studies Jonathan Daniel Galvin, Sioux Falls, SD History Travis Lee Gant, Geddes, SD Psychology Garrett Gilman Garnos, Presho, SD History, Philosophy Jennifer Lynn George, Huron, SD Biology Frank Edward Grijalva, Dakota Dunes, SD Psychology Orrin William Hall, Murdo, SD Biology, Psychology Connie Renae Ham, Rapid City, SD Psychology Patrick Michael Hamiel, Britton, SD Psychology Cum Laude Brad Allen Hamilton, Groton, SD Sociology Rhonda Marie Hammerquist, Rapid City, SD Psychology Cassy Lynn Hansen, Rapid City, SD Earth Science Magna Cum Laude Kasey J. Hanson, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Lea C. Harris, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Drew Paul Hatch, Hibbing, MN Psychology James Rex Hausman, Yankton, SD History Summa Cum Laude Jianfeng He, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Computer Science Travis Todd Heidbrink, Brandon, SD Psychology Nicci Sue Hein, Vermillion, SD English Jessica Eve Hight, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Cum Laude Roland Dean Emmanuel Holcomb, LeMars, IA Biology Magna Cum Laude Isaac G. Holmes, Herrick, SD Computer Science Erin R. Honke, Butte, NE Psychology Annie M. Horner, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Magna Cum Laude Katie J. Horstmeyer Psychology
Bachelor of Liberal Studies Anne Elizabeth Abbott, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science Michelle Marie Adrian, Sioux Falls, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Cum Laude Janice Ann Alswager, Columbus, NE Psychology Timothy Raymond Andersen, Tea, SD Political Science Brian James Anderson, Brandon, SD Criminal Justice Melody Rae Anderson, Rapid City, SD Anthropology Steven Craig Anderson, Rapid City, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Anne Ruth Appel, Lennox, SD Biology Angelique Marie Auch, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Jay Julius Bauder, Tyndall, SD Chemistry Magna Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Jeremy Dean Berger, Custer, SD Mathematics, Chemistry Magna Cum Laude Jennifer May Bierwagen, Volin, SD Biology Magna Cum Laude Rachel Marie Bittner, Sioux Falls, SD Criminal Justice, Psychology Matthew Paul Bixler, Yankton, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism, Psychology Keri Beth Bolte, Ralston, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism Alicia Ann Bower, South Sioux City, NE Psychology Peter Joseph Boyle, Beresford, SD Criminal Justice Anna Lynne Brech, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Magna Cum Laude Paul Kristopher Brough, Monument, CO Contemporary Media & Journalism Maggie Leigh Bucy, Aberdeen, SD Anthropology Danielle Lee Buechler, Centerville, SD Biology USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Cory Rae Bumann, Mapleton, IA Criminal Justice Tina Marie Bye, Gayville, SD Criminal Justice Reanna M. Cantrell, Dakota City, NE Psychology Joshua Salvatore Carr, Miller, SD Biology
Lucas Jon Howell, LeMars, IA Political Science Brenden Logan Huber, Huron, SD Psychology Magna Cum Laude Melissa Marie Husk, Vermillion, SD Communication Studies Stacy Ann Hussong, Okabena, MN Chemistry, Biology Magna Cum Laude Cindy Marie Jackson, Newport, WA Biology Bridget Clare Jacobs, Vermillion, SD Biology Cum Laude Katrina Maureen Jacobs, Vermillion, SD Physics Magna Cum Laude Lee G. Jarvis, London, England Contemporary Media & Journalism Mark Steven Jastram, Sioux Falls, SD History Angela Blane Jensen, Bloomfield, NE Biology Magna Cum Laude Ashley Ann Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude Meredith Jones, Pierre, SD Criminal Justice Austin George Kaus, Wessington Springs, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism, English Sarah Marie Keupp, Colman, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude Pamela Kay Klemp, Pueblo, CO Criminal Justice Justin Craig Koch, Salem, SD Computer Science, Political Science Shandra Renae Kolterman, Crofton, NE Criminal Justice, Psychology Jenilee Rae Kontz, Brandon, SD Psychology Jason Michael Kurtz, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology, Criminal Justice Cum Laude Jesse Christopher Kurtz, Sioux Falls, SD Criminal Justice, Psychology Magna Cum Laude Tara Nikole Lammers, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude Erik Allen Lange, Inwood, IA Contemporary Media & Journalism Lacey Ann Leheska, Chamberlain, SD Biology Cum Laude Joe M. Leon, Aberdeen, SD English Eric Brian Lorenzen, Iowa Falls, IA English Elise Noelle Lowe, Ponca, NE Mathematics, Computer Science Cum Laude Marissa Ann Marx, Sioux City, IA Criminal Justice Cum Laude Keith Bruce McCollister, Sioux Falls, SD Chemistry Summa Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Katherine Marie McDonald, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Magna Cum Laude Meghan Ruth McGillivray, Sturgis, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude USDSM Alumni Student Scholar Sherri Lynn McGregor, Salem, SD Biology Summa Cum Laude Kristin Lee McKee, Custer, SD Communication Disorders Magna Cum Laude Michael Earl Meekins, Superior, NE Chemistry Naomi Leigh Mentele, Epiphany, SD Biology
Christopher Noel Mikkelsen, Gregory, SD Biology Jenny Lee Miller, Pierre, SD Communication Disorders Magna Cum Laude Marci A. Miller, Rapid City, SD Communication Disorders, Psychology Magna Cum Laude Tara Jaclyn Moore, Yankton, SD Philosophy Dean William Mormann, Crofton, NE Biology Magna Cum Laude Joshua Ryan Mueller, Hartford, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Patricia Irene Murrell, Eugene, OR Biology Magna Cum Laude Muharema Mustic, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Kelly Ann Neuharth, Menno, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Prisca Sibongile Ngondo, Harare, Zimbabwe Contemporary Media & Journalism Daniel K. Nilles, Rapid City, SD Biology April Marie Norton, Miller, SD Psychology, Criminal Justice Akinwunmi Oluwaseun Odeniyi Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics Cum Laude Brent Patrick O’Hara, Spencer, IA Contemporary Media & Journalism MaryJane Olsen, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Jonovan Gustav Ottenbacher, Selby, SD Biology Cum Laude Mathew Neal Overby, Tracy, CA History Faith A. Pautz Psychology Magna Cum Laude Kari Ann Pederson, Sioux Falls, SD Criminal Justice Lee Michael Pekoske, Sioux Falls, SD Criminal Justice Derek J. Pelc Psychology Danielle Andrea Peterson, Spearfish, SD Psychology Cum Laude Jennifer Anne Phillipe, Custer, SD Communication Disorders Kelly Briana Piacentino, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology Robert Joel Plucker, Sioux Falls, SD Psychology, Criminal Justice Jason M. Polreis, Sioux Falls, SD Chemistry Cum Laude Matthew Joseph Pruner, Parkston,SD Criminal Justice Jon Radermacher, Ortonville, MN Criminal Justice, Political Science Cassie Marie Rapp, Sioux Falls, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Cum Laude Paul J. Reed, Champlin, MN Computer Science Derrick Lee Reifenrath, Sioux City, IA Criminal Justice Alicia Nicole Reiners, Mankato, MN Contemporary Media & Journalism Joleen Varie Reule, Rapid City, SD Biology Magna Cum Laude Lindsey Deborah Rieck, Warner, SD Mathematics, Biology Joel Richard Rische, Wessington Springs, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Jeramiah James Risinger, Sturgis, SD Computer Science, German Magna Cum Laude Jeremy Clayton Rogers, Spearfish, SD Psychology Nathaniel Marcus Rohlf, Sioux City, IA Psychology
Amanda DeAnne Rohwer, Columbus, NE Criminal Justice Aaron W. Roseland, Seneca, SD Political Science Joseph Patrick Ryan, Sioux Falls, SD Political Science Brandie L. Salverson, Rapid City, SD Biology Liza Marcia Sampson, Vermillion, SD Psychology, Criminal Justice Jill Anita Sandbakken, Wilmot, SD Biology Cum Laude Aaron Kenneth Schulte, Sioux Falls, SD Mathematics Cum Laude Diana Marie Scott, Norfolk, NE Contemporary Media & Journalism Jason Lee Seykora, Sioux Falls, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Nicolette Ann Sheppard, Flandreau, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Shelly Sue Skogstad, Clear Lake, SD Psychology James Andrew Slattery, Vermillion, SD History Michael John Smith, Mitchell, SD Chemistry Jennifer Starr Snook, Woodland Park, CO Criminal Justice Elizabeth Laura Snyder, Watertown, SD Psychology Robbie James Stapleton, South Sioux City, NE History Scott Ryan Steckelberg, Chamberlain, SD Computer Science, Accounting Tanya Dawn Stepanek, Rapid City, SD Mathematics Johann Charles Stokkes, Edgemont, SD / Menno, SD Criminal Justice, Sociology Daniel R. Strong Economics Joshua Alan Stroschein, Crooks, SD Computer Science, Criminal Justice Amy Sudbeck, Yankton, SD Contemporary Media & Journalism Shawnet Whilhelmina Thomas, Vermillion, SD Psychology Rachel Ann Thunker, Crofton, NE Biology Angela Nicole Tiedt, Box Elder, SD Biology Jenna Ann Tolliver, Lennox,SD Communication Studies, Psychology Emily Ann Truman, Harrisburg, SD Psychology Paul Anthony Tschetter, Sioux Falls, SD Biology Lyle J. Vogel, Meckling, SD Criminal Justice Anne Renee Voorhes, Pierre, SD Biology Dean Roger Warrington Anthropology Jamie Lynn Weber, Hinton, IA Criminal Justice, Political Science Magna Cum Laude Ryan Mitchell Weber, Hinton, IA Criminal Justice Joseph Dean West, Hudson, SD Computer Science Kiesha Jamelle Williams, Rapid City, SD Chemistry, Spanish Roger Alan Wilson, Tyndall, SD Biology Joni Ann Wipf, Howard, SD Biology Mollie Mae Witherbee, Omaha, NE Communication Disorders Andrea Jae Wittrock, Brandon, SD Biology Beth Nicole Wottreng, Rochester, MN Biology Magna Cum Laude Shaun Lee Zemlicka, Milbank, SD Psychology
Associate of Arts Sydney Astrid Baken, Gillette, WY Gregory Dennis Hinders, Rapid City, SD Brianna Louise Madsen, Redwood Falls, MN
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration Samantha Jo Ackerman, Selby, SD Management Raymond Alan Aljets, Brandon,SD Management Melissa Ann Assman, Winner, SD Management Magna Cum Laude Christopher Jacob Berg, Tea, SD Accounting Magna Cum Laude Alex J. Bernard, McCook Lake, SD Management Todd J. Berndt, Harlan, IA Management Eric Lee Boltjes, Ellsworth, MN Finance Jennifer Ruth Bormann, Cylinder, IA Management Matthew Joseph Brand, Brandon, SD Management Cum Laude Kathy Jo Brower, Willow Lake, SD Management Cum Laude Jeffrey Thomas Buckley, Sioux Falls, SD Management Robin R. Bures, Wagner, SD Finance Cum Laude Cody James Butler, Hastings, NE Management Alison Kay Buttemeier, Howard, SD Finance Angela Leah Colford, Vermillion, SD Management Nathan Gerald DeVries, Corsica, SD Accounting Cum Laude Ryan Michael Duhaime, Elk Point, SD Management Cum Laude Brandice Lynn Durham, Wagner, SD Management Brett Michael Durick, Pierre, SD Finance Cum Laude Lisa Jean Ellis, Spearfish, SD Management Ryan A. Elwood, Yankton, SD Finance Jason Robert Engman, Watertown, SD Finance Jourdan Lee Erhart, Springfield, NE Finance Michael Thomas Finnegan, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Summa Cum Laude Bret Aaron Fransen, Edgerton, MN Finance Amy Lee Fredrich, Rapid City, SD Accounting David James Gillies, Aberdeen, SD Finance Adam Benjamin Girard, Elk Point, SD Management Tiffany May Gorman, Douglas, WY Finance
Jonathan James Guenthner, Stickney, SD Accounting Cum Laude Tess Marie Halverson, Kennebec, SD Management Doug Irving Hanson, Meckling, SD Management Jeffrey John Hay, Colman, SD Finance Malcom Tyrone Heard, Brooklyn Park, MN Management Ryan Allan Hehn, Clear Lake, SD Accounting Summa Cum Laude Scott D. Hennings, Lawton, IA Management Christan Michael Hermansen, Aberdeen, SD Management Jesus Hernandez, Sioux City, IA Accounting Melissa Marie Hopf, Freeman, SD Management Magna Cum Laude Tamara Elizabeth Huber, Sioux Falls, SD Management Jeff Thomas Hurley, Sioux Falls, SD Management Tyson J. Keller, Pierre, SD Management James B. Kelly, Elk Point, SD Management Christopher Allen Knight, Aberdeen, SD Management Ryan R. Koskan, Wood, SD Accounting Bobbie Nicole Krueger, Pierce, NE Management Rebecca Ann LaCroix, Crofton, NE/Yankton, SD Management Paul Andrew Larson, Alexandria, SD Management Eugene Maynard Lebahn, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Melissa Mary Madsen, New Underwood, SD Management Magna Cum Laude Ntukula Mlazie, Kasane, Botswana Finance Eric Jacob Musch, Watertown, SD Accounting Cum Laude Brian Alan Oberlander, Watertown, SD Management Clint Robert Parsons, Brandon, SD Management Peggy J. Pierson, Britton, SD Finance Summa Cum Laude John Paul Podgornik, Sioux Falls, SD Management Carla Michelle Ragole, Omaha, NE Management Shelly Rae Riedel, Ramona, SD Management
Richele Lynn Rensberger, Sioux City, IA Management LeAnn Lynne Robbins Accounting Crystal Tara Schelling, Brandon, SD Management Alicia Nicole Schunneman, Sioux Falls,SD Economics Magna Cum Laude Nathan Joseph Schwab, Aberdeen, SD Management Chad M. Serocki, Browns Valley, MN Finance Magna Cum Laude Amanda Kristine Sheppard, Ruthton, MN Management Cum Laude Charles Reid Sheppard, Flandreau, SD Management Blake Edward Simpfenderfer, Wall, SD Management Robin Leigh Skrivan, Bloomfield, NE Management Adam Robert Snoozy, North Sioux City, SD Management Katherine M. Sorensen, Rapid City, SD Accounting Cum Laude Joseph George Soukup, Wagner, SD Finance Magna Cum Laude Lindsey Renee Steen, Elk Horn, IA Management Susan Marie Sternhagen, Yankton, SD Management Melanie Carel Swanson, Akron, IA Management Jesse Lee Talcott, Sioux Falls, SD Management Andrew Virgil Tesch, Watertown, SD Management Christa Jean Texley, Sioux Falls, SD Accounting Misha Ann Thompson, Yankton,SD Finance Kea Reon Thorstenson, Selby, SD Management Lucas Moe Tibbetts, Sioux Falls, SD Management Janelle Ann Tschetter, Huron, SD Accounting Lacey Lynne Weber, Salem, SD Accounting Nicholas James Welch, Sioux Falls, SD Economics Austin Michael Willuweit, Gregory, SD Accounting Magna Cum Laude Lisa Marie Wormsbecker, Tripp, SD Finance
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration Nichole Marie Ahlers, Laurens, IA Carla Marie Bieker, Defiance, IA Amy Renee Buttemeier, Howard, SD Landon Lee Carda, Aberdeen, SD Melissa Jo Castillo, Vermillion, SD Cum Laude
Brynn Elizabeth Eitzen, Clarinda, IA Stefanie Rose Geigle, Wall, SD Magna Cum Laude Jolyn J. Parsons, Hurley, SD Magna Cum Laude
Brandi Sue Sander, Yankton, SD Chelsea Dawn Tripp, Sioux Falls, SD
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Education Nathan Paul Anderson, Vermillion, SD Political Science Education Paula Ann Beckmann, White Lake SD Elementary Education Justin Raymond Berg, New Richland, MN Physical Education Sheena Marie Bertsch, Spearfish, SD Elementary Education Cum Laude Todd Alvin Bladt, Harlan, IA Physical Education Sarah Margaret Borgerson, Bellingham, MN Elementary Education Sara Marie Cain, Beresford, SD Elementary Education Susan Michelle Chamberlain, Earling, IA Elementary Education Cum Laude Matthew Warren Chambers, Treynor, IA Elementary Education James Allen Clendenin, Jr., Watertown, SD Elementary Education Cum Laude Jill Marie Curley, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education Kayla Jean Erickson, Sisseton, SD Elementary Education Cum Laude Kathryne Ann Fitzgibbons, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education
Jamie L. Flanigan, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education Cheryl R. Geraets, Parker, SD English Education Elizabeth Therese Gordon, Rapid City, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Carmen Jeri Graber, Sioux Falls, SD English Education Garrett K. Hartwig, Pinedale, WY English Education Kimberly Dianne Herrboldt, Menno, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Kerrie N. Herren, Lincoln, NE Mathematics Education Rebecca Helen Hoppe, Watertown, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Renee Lindsay James, Lakewood, CA Elementary Education Jessie Lynn Jeffery, Adrian, MN Spanish Education Laura Elizabeth Kahlandt, Tekamah, NE Mathematics Education Julie A. Kelly, Vermillion, SD English Education, Communication Studies Education Cum Laude Justin Lee Larson, Hurley, SD Physical Education Francisca Maria León, Sioux City, IA Elementary Education, Special Education
Melissa Joy Makings, Yankton, SD Elementary Education Katie Diane Merrigan, Watertown SD Elementary Education Kristin Beth Milander, Coleridge, NE Elementary Education, Special Education Cum Laude Kelly Andrea Murphy, Sioux Falls, SD English Education Melissa Renee Parker, Rapid City, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Natasha Marie Phillips, Yankton, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Cum Laude Cassandra Jean Pietz, Tyndall, SD Communication Studies Education Cum Laude Carrie Elizabeth Roerig, Brookings SD Elementary Education Cum Laude Robin R. Stainbrook, Sioux Falls, SD Elementary Education, Special Education Cum Laude Amanda Joan Washinowski, Sioux City, IA Elementary Education Luke Christopher Youmans, Madison,SD Elementary Education, Special Education Jackie Lyn Zuiderhof, Arlington, SD Mathematics Education
Bachelor of Science in Recreation Derrick D. Brown, Vermillion, SD Stacy L. Dahlmann, Papillion, NE Theresa Ann Eustice, Waseca, MN Matthew Restlin Haake, Winona, MN
Lacey Joy Liebmann, Crystal Lake, IL Jodi Lynn Martinson, Inwood, IA Lacey Marie Ross, Omaha, NE Cum Laude
Lindsey Leigh Soukup, Lincoln, NE Cum Laude Heather Kay Stone, South Lyon, MI Shannon Louise Villalobos, Vermillion, SD Jeremy Scott Weed, Verona, WI
Darrin Golden, Council Bluffs, IA Theatre Cum Laude Wyatt Wayne Holiway, Sioux Falls, SD Art Sarah Tyndal Loeber, Long Neck, DE Theatre Zonnie MaryJo Oakie, Vermillion, SD Art
Michelle Lynn Peters, Columbus, NE Theatre Sara Jo Rohde, Yankton, SD Art Colleen Marie Weavill, Burbank, SD Art Education Laura Sue Wehde, Crooks, SD Art Emily Marie Wiese, Sioux Falls, SD
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Bachelor of Fine Arts Catherine Theresea Andela, Hawarden, IA Theatre Gerald Michael Bollig, Yankton, SD Art Marcie E. Brenden, Sioux Falls, SD Theatre Cum Laude Martha Anne Crouse, Morris, MN Theatre Summa Cum Laude
Art Education
Bachelor of Music Thomas J. Cronin, Marcus, IA Music Education Magna Cum Laude Andrea Kay Grimm, Sergeant Bluff, IA/Hornick, IA Music Performance Cum Laude Miriam Joy Hedges, Aberdeen,SD Music Education Summa Cum Laude Katrina Maureen Jacobs, Vermillion, SD Music Performance Magna Cum Laude
Michael James Javorsky, Creighton,NE Music Performance Magna Cum Laude Katie Sue Lorenzen, Holstein, IA Music Education Magna Cum Laude Adam A. Nelson, Vermillion, SD Music Performance Magna Cum Laude Adam Blaine Perry, Aurelia, IA Music Education
Maggie Bean Knudsen Sampson, Felton, CA Music Education Magna Cum Laude Matthew Robert Symes, Sioux Falls, SD Music Education Cum Laude Jenny J. Tchida, Aberdeen, SD Music Performance Deirdre Joy Whitman, Clark, SD Music Performance Magna Cum Laude
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Bachelor of Arts Sara Jo Gerber, Lester, IA Social Work Magna Cum Laude Katie Marie Plavec, Yankton, SD Social Work Jade Rhiannon Zimmerman, Sioux City, IA Social Work
Bachelor of Science Danene Marie Anderson, Huron, SD Social Work Rebecca Jo Carter, Platte, SD Social Work Cum Laude Elizabeth Gale De Stigter, Aurelia, IA Dental Hygiene Mary Patricia Dodds, Sioux City, IA Dental Hygiene Dawn Marie Dracy, Yankton, SD Social Work Jerry John Grower, Wasilla, AK Social Work Katie Jo Kayl, Elk Point, SD Dental Hygiene
Trela Dawn Knveren, LeMars, IA Dental Hygiene Magna Cum Laude Amanda Joy Lee, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Jennifer Anne Lewis, Kirkland, WA Dental Hygiene Alissa Marie McCarty, Peterson, IA Dental Hygiene Paula Jean Meseck, Charter Oak, IA Social Work Cum Laude Melissa Rae Russell, Watertown, SD Dental Hygiene Valerie Renae Schettler, LeMars, IA Dental Hygiene Cum Laude
Laura Marie Schmitz, Jefferson, SD Dental Hygiene Cum Laude Rachel Louise Smit, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Amber Jane Spartz, Brewster, MN Dental Hygiene Theresa Ann Underberg, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Tara Jean VanBeek, Marion, SD Dental Hygiene Molly Jo Wakeman, Hawarden, IA Dental Hygiene Magna Cum Laude Britney Elizabeth Weber, Parkston, SD Dental Hygiene
Charlotte A. Bain, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Scott Michael Ball, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Iantha Jeen Bamlet, Wallace, SD Nursing Francoise Kapinga Bansenga Nursing Nicole Renae Bartel, Wessington Springs, SD Nursing Karlee M. Bathke, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Jacquelyn Sue Bierman, Brookings, SD Nursing
Melanie Lea Bolkema, Parker, SD Nursing Lee G. Bollock, Mt. Vernon, SD Nursing Jennifer Dawn Bornitz, Harrisburg, SD Nursing Jayni Kay Boschee, Woodsocket, SD Dental Hygiene Lori Marie Bourassa, Sioux City, IA Nursing Kasey Elain Parkhurst Brandenburger, Rosholt, SD Nursing Stefanie Gene Brink, Watertown, SD Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Gregory James Bennett, Powell, WY Erin Lyn Gerry, Sioux Falls, SD Laura Kathryn Peel, Rapid City, SD Jacquelyn J. Schneider, Tabor, SD
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Associate of Science Melanie M. Acosta, Philip, SD Nursing Jamie Leigh Alexander, Rapid City, SD Nursing LeAnn K. Allstot, Pierre, SD Nursing Amber Dawn Anderson, Rapid City, SD Nursing With High Honor Samantha Jo Anderson, Volin, SD Nursing Stephanie A. Asheim, Rapid City, SD Dental Hygiene
Angie B. Buckley, Custer, SD Nursing Lori Ann Buhler, Webster, SD Nursing Gretchen Marie Burke, Rapid City, SD Nursing Susan Lee Burroughs, Pierre, SD Nursing Stephanie Lynne Bye, Gayville, SD Nursing Amy Irene Carleton, Lake Norden, SD Nursing Jennifer Elizabeth Carter, Watertown, SD Nursing Rosemary Ann Christianson, Hendricks, MN Nursing Diane Elizabeth Ciancio, Madison, SD Nursing Elizabeth Anne Cimpl, Tabor, SD Nursing Heidi Kristina Clark, Eugene, OR Nursing With Honor Rebecca L. Clarke, Rapid City, SD Nursing Vickie Joy Cox, Powell, WY Nursing LouAnn Marie Creekmore, Hartington, NE Nursing With High Honor Melissa Jean Dahood, Butte, MT Nursing Jennifer Lynn Degen, Mitchell, SD Nursing Tonia Lynn DeJong, Yankton, SD Nursing Elizabeth Gale DeStigter, Aurelia, IA Dental Hygiene Elizabeth Ann Dickes, Fordyce, NE Nursing Melanie Kay Dobier, Aberdeen, SD Nursing Mary Patricia Dodds, Sioux City, IA Dental Hygiene With Honor Mellissa Marie Dowdy, Pierre, SD Nursing Rhonda K. Drader, Arthur, ND Nursing Agatha Kay Drobny, Martin, SD Dental Hygiene Christine A. Duerksen, Bridgewater, SD Nursing Mindy Nicole Durant, South Sioux City, NE Dental Hygiene Bridget Joy Dykema, Edgerton, MN Nursing Crystal June Edwards, Rapid City ,SD Nursing Gregory Scott Edwards, Gillette, WY Nursing Michaela Ann Edwards, Gillette, WY Nursing Sheri D. Erickson, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Lorraine M. Estes, Pierre, SD Nursing Ashley Marie Falline, Everly, IA Nursing Brenda Ronell Ferguson, Clear Lake, SD Nursing Rachel A. Fiebelkorn, Miller, SD Dental Hygiene Karen Fay Fieber, Goodwin, SD Nursing Kari Lee Fiedler, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With High Honor Meghan Marie Finley, Spearfish, SD Nursing Jessica Lynn Fischer, Rapid City, SD Nursing Renee Joy Fossum, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Lisa Marie Frasier, Oral, SD Nursing
Jessica Jean Frost, Watertown, SD Nursing Jennifer Lynn Gallop, Watertown, SD Nursing Melissa Flor Geiger, Houston, TX Nursing Kimberly E. Giltner, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With High Honor Ruth E. Goergen, Ortonville, MN Nursing Tammy Jo Greenman, Canby, MN Nursing Susan Marie Grejda, Pierre, SD Nursing Barbara L. Grotting, Bemidji, MN Nursing Cassandra Lynn Hack, Yankton, SD Nursing Amy Jo Hafner, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Jamie Sue Hagemeyer, Brandon, SD Nursing Andrea Lynn Hahn, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Wendy Jill Hancock, Madison, MN Nursing Kelli J. Hanks, Rapid City, SD Dental Hygiene Kristina Louise Hansen, Watertown, SD Nursing Jared Casper Hanson, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Kristen Naomi Hanzlik Nursing Alicia Ann Harms, LeMars, IA Nursing Christina Jo Harvey, Auburn, NE Nursing Hondi Sue Hatzenbuhler, Sturgis, SD Nursing J’Nai Lynn Hauk, Quinn, SD Nursing Maria K. Hay Kollbaum, Canton, SD Nursing With High Honor Tammy Lynne Heibult, Chancellor, SD Nursing Emily Jo Hellman, Rapid City, SD Nursing Laurel A. Hellman, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With High Honor Alicia Marie Henderson, Wayne, NE Dental Hygiene Jessica Lee Henkel, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With Honor Heidi Jean Heth, Aiea, HI Nursing Allissa Rae Hoffman, Burke, SD Nursing Michaela Ruth Holmes, Burke, SD Nursing Rebecca Susan Holmes, Rapid City, SD Nursing Rick William Homola, Watertown, SD Nursing Joni Augusta Hoss, Westbrook, MN Nursing With Honor Jennifer M. Huber, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Beth Ann Hunt, Rapid City, SD Nursing Pamela Sue Irvine-Pearson, Elk Point, SD Nursing With High Honor Barbara Ann Irwin, Custer, SD Nursing Megan Marie Jacobs, Correctionville, IA Nursing James Forest Jeffery, Spearfish, SD Nursing Jaclyn Rose Jensen, South Shore, SD Dental Hygiene
Stacy Lynn Johansen, Canby, MN Nursing Marsha Lynn Johnson, Lake Andes, SD Nursing Rebecca Lee Johnson, Pierre, SD Nursing Roxanne Inez Johnson, Sturgis, SD Nursing Stacia Marie Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Junell Jean Johnston, Irene, SD Nursing Katie Jo Kayl, Elk Point, SD Dental Hygiene Kimberly Alwina Ketterling, Oakes, ND Nursing Sandra Jean Knobloch, Larchwood, IA Nursing Chandra Joy Knock, Davis, SD Nursing Laura Jean Koch, Milbank, SD Nursing Alex Clinton Kohls, New London,MN Nursing Terra Marie Koistinen, Watertown,SD Nursing Michelle Diane Kralicek, Yankton, SD Nursing Lisa Michelle Kreutzmann, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With High Honor Melissa Rae Kronberg, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Brandi Lee Kuhle, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing JoAnn D. LaBelle, Sisseton, SD Nursing Cynthia Rae Landis, Rapid City, SD Nursing David Stuart Larson, Rapid City, SD Nursing Amanda Joy Lee, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Dedra Ann Leffring, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Kari Alice Lewis, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Julie H. Lundquist, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Salena Rae Lundquist, Watertown, SD Nursing Laura L. Marquardt, Lennox, SD Nursing Amy Kay McCallon, Graettinger, IA Nursing Kevin James McCormick, Salem, SD Dental Hygiene Nikki Jean McDaniel, Philip, SD Nursing Alicia R. McDonald, Irene, SD Dental Hygiene Sabrina Medeck, Rapid City, SD Nursing Melisa Lynn Meier, Whitewood, SD Nursing Lynette L. Melby, Vermillion, SD Nursing With High Honor Khristy Marie Mogler, Lake Preston, SD Nursing Angela Marie Moritz, Clear Lake, SD Nursing Jennifer Lynn Nelson, Rapid City, SD Nursing Theresa M. Newcomb, Cambridge, SD Nursing Stephanie Lynn Niemann, Castlewood, SD Nursing Kimberly Jo Nincehelser, Pierre, SD Nursing Rebecca Ann Ninke, Webster, SD Nursing Angelyn Mari Norton, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Tracy L. Oakland, Corsica, SD Nursing
Cadi Jo O’Farrell, Wilmot, SD Nursing Conrad William Olson, Canton, SD Nursing Roberta Jane Olson, Lank, ND Nursing Natalie Fern Olson, Clark, SD Nursing Kara Lynn Opheim, Spirit Lake, IA Dental Hygiene Misty Anne Petersen, Vermillion, SD Nursing Alecia A. Peterson, White, SD Nursing Jennifer Lee Phillips, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Thomas E. Pier, Rapid City, SD Nursing Delana K. Pierce, Belle Fourche,SD Nursing With High Honor Elizabeth Ann Pokorney, Menno, SD Nursing Stacey Powers Nursing Wendy Ann Qualm, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene Gregg Radtke, Rapid City, SD Nursing Sara Jane Redepenning, Bellingham, MN Nursing Lola Frances Reed, Highmore, SD Nursing Sheryl Lyn Remme, Luverne, MN Nursing Kerry Ann Renken, Yankton, SD Nursing Amile Josephine Rieber, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Linda S. Roadcap, Fort Pierre, SD Nursing Bailey Kay Rock, Long Valley, SD Nursing Renee Lynn Rosheim, Brookings, SD Nursing Leslie Ann Rowland, Porcupine, SD Nursing Judith Ann Rustman, St.Peter, MN Nursing Brenna Dee Said, Rapid City, SD Nursing Terri Lynn Sarutzki, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Lisa Dawn Sayler Nursing Valerie Renae Schettler, LeMars, IA Dental Hygiene With Honor Tara Dawn Schleusner, Watertown, SD Nursing Stacy Lynn Schmidt, Tripp, SD Nursing Kamille June Schmit, Howard, SD Dental Hygiene Laura Marie Schmitz, Jefferson, SD Dental Hygiene With Honor
Serra K. Schrempp, Piedmont, SD Nursing Amy Marie Schroeder, Vermillion, SD Nursing With Honor Shelly Marie Seibert, Stockton, KS Nursing Sarah Ann Seiner Nursing Nicole Marie Shane, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing With Honor Danielle Nichol Skluzacek, Madison, SD Nursing Amy Jo Smallfield, Watertown, SD Nursing Erin A. Smith, Spearfish, SD Nursing Jodi M. Smith, Vivian, SD Nursing Joyce Ann Smith, Redwood Falls, MN Nursing Luke Tyler Smith, Piedmont, SD Nursing Jessica Marie Snyder, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Tiffany Lynn Solum, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Jon James Sorensen, Beresford, SD Nursing Amber Jane Spartz, Brewster, MN Dental Hygiene Jeena R. Stanford, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Jennifer Stewart, Lead, SD Nursing Sarah Elizabeth Stokke, Appleton, MN Nursing Corey Lee Strub Nursing Janice Elaine Tabbert, Gibbon, MN Nursing Morgan Brooke Tagler, Spearfish, SD Nursing Rhonda Lynn Thompson, New Underwood, SD Nursing Shanna Marie Tilstra, Hills, MN Nursing Christine Marie Trainor, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Zabrina Leigh Treeby, Hecla, SD Dental Hygiene Jillian Jae Tschetter, Rapid City, SD Nursing Theresa Underberg, Sioux Falls, SD Dental Hygiene John E. Unterseher, Rapid City, SD Nursing Tara Jean VanBeek, Marion, SD Dental Hygiene Connie Rose VanKekerix, Hartford, SD Nursing Christine Marie Van Osdol, Rapid City, SD Nursing Jane Kathleen Veerman, Yankton, SD Nursing
COMMISSIONED AS SECOND LIEUTENANTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY Timothy Raymond Andersen, Tea, SD Abby Kay Corderman, Sac City, IA Roland Dean Emmanuel Holcomb, LeMars, IA
Deborah Jo Venable, Rapid City, SD Nursing Jesica Lea Vlieger, Mitchell, SD Nursing With Honor Meredith Ann Vos, Sheldon, IA Dental Hygiene With High Honor Leslie Anne Wagner, Rapid City, SD Nursing Molly Jo Wakeman, Hawarden, IA Dental Hygiene With High Honor Lindsey Ann Walker, Armstrong, IA Dental Hygiene Anita Marie Walsh-Sunde, Chamberlain, SD Nursing Lisa Ann Washburn, Rapid City, SD Nursing Britney Elizabeth Weber, Parkston, SD Dental Hygiene Kayla Dawn Weis, Rockham, SD Nursing Deborah Wendt, Madison, SD Nursing Toni Marie Wengert, Chester, SD Nursing Wanda Lea West, Rapid City, SD Nursing With Highest Honor Tamara K. Whalen, Alvord, IA Nursing Kelly Renee Wiebelhaus, Crofton, NE Dental Hygiene Kelli L. Willging, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Jodi L. Williams, Watertown, SD Nursing Sara Rachelle Wilson, Philip, SD Nursing Cindy Michelle Winkler, Rapid City, SD Nursing Amy Jean Winrow, Madison, SD Nursing Nicole Louise Wojahn, Big Stone City, SD Nursing Rondae L. Woodle, Rapid City, SD Nursing Ann K. Wright, Onida, SD Nursing Erin Lee Wright, Sioux City, IA Dental Hygiene Jennifer J. Wyman, Rapid City, SD Nursing Eskedar Kumlachew Yimer, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Carisa Elaine Zarr, Bismarck, ND Nursing Arianne M. Zieske, Sioux Falls, SD Nursing Peggy Ann Zimmer, Harrisburg, SD Nursing With High Honor
Academic Dress The tradition of academic costume has a history of nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe, all townsmen wore long flowing robes or gowns. The materials and colors varied greatly, according to the wealth and rank of the individual, and were governed by royal decree. Gradually there developed distinctive gowns for the various professions, trades and guilds. They survive today in the gowns of religious orders, the judiciary and the academic regalia. The gowns worn by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design. The sleeves of the gown worn by recipients of the baccalaureate degree are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gown worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and facing of velvet down the front of the gown. Most distinctive of the academic regalia is the hood, which serves as identification of the graduate degree and the institution where the degree was awarded. The hood is lined with silk in the official colors of the institution. Thus, the hood of The University of South Dakota is lined in red. The trim is velvet, three inches wide for the master’s degree and five inches wide for the doctor’s degree. The color of the velvet border indicates the degree. The academic cap was developed in the fifteenth century. Some caps were stiff, some soft, some square, some round, with a tuft in the center. The tassel used today is an elaboration of the tuft. While some institutions still use the round caps, most institutions have adopted the “mortar board” style which comes from Oxford. The tassel for graduate degrees may be black, except that a gold bullion tassel may be worn by recipients of doctoral degrees. The tassel’s color indicates the discipline in which the degree has been earned. The tassel colors are shown below.
Arts and Sciences......................White Business.......................Sapphire Blue Law...............................................Purple
Education............................Light Blue Medicine..................................Green
Fine Arts (Art and Theatre).........Brown Fine Arts (Music)..........................Pink
Honors societies wear specially designated stoles, cords or medallions. The designations are listed below. University Honors Program ............................................................................................................ ................Golden Stole Mortar Board Honor Society....... ................................................................................... .............Medallion on white ribbon Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.... ................................................................ .........White, black & blue twisted cords Order of Omega Honor Society ....................................................................................................... ..Ivory & golden cords Phi Betta Kappa ............................................................................................................. Light blue & light pink twined cord Golden Key Honor Society..................................................................................... Golden stole with Golden Key emblem To earn an Honors Designation at graduation, the baccalaureate-level graduate must meet the following grade point averages: Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude
equal to or greater than 3.9 equal to or greater than 3.7 equal to or greater than 3.5
To earn an Honors Designation at graduation, the associate-level graduate must meet the following grade point averages: With highest honor With high honor With honor
equal to or greater than 3.9 equal to or greater than 3.7 equal to or greater than 3.5
